S.Amdt. 1243

This amendment, submitted by Mr. Coons, is all about making sure our elected officials and government agencies are held accountable by requiring yearly check-ins. If we want to keep an eye on how these laws are actually working for the people, we need clear information, and this amendment forces the government to provide it.

Key Changes and Additions

• Annual Reports to Congress: The Comptroller General of the United States must submit a report to Congress not later than 1 year after the enactment of the Act, and every year after that.

• Tracking Substances: The report must show the number of fentanyl-related substances identified by the Attorney General and list their scientific names.

• Describing Evaluations: It must describe the extent of any scientific and medical evaluation of each substance done by the Attorney General or the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

• Medical Uses and Abuse Potential: It must identify any fentanyl-related substance found by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to have some accepted medical use or a lower potential for abuse than schedule I substances, along with the control status of that substance.

• Criminal Cases: For each fentanyl-related substance, the report must indicate the number of criminal cases where an offense involving that substance was charged.